Is it possible to active synch thru wifi.?
I am using HTC Touch Dimaond2 and my operating system is Windows Vista Home Edition. If possible, please help to advice how to configure windows and htc to synch the files instead of connecting to USB cable.
Active synch thru wifi has any security issues? if so, how to safely transfer it thru wifi. Whether the file transfer will be thru' wifi will be faster than wifi. Please throw some light on it.
File transfer on wifi
If you just want to transfer files thru wifi you can use "wifi remote access" (search it on xda); for syncing contacts etc I don't know
Sync over wifi was removed from ActiveSync a while back for security reasons:
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/11/08/wifi-did-you-do-that.aspx
Also, Direct Push only works over mobile wireless due to the power drain over WiFi.
Or something like that.
Cheers, Rob.
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XDA II, activesync -> bluetooth
Sony SRX87 notebook ->belkin bluetooth
ok, so I activesync, and now I can explor to the internet
via my notebook (which is connected to the home ADSL via WiFi)
this works v.good, range is just as good as the WiFi at home,
speed is not an issue, and it doesn't eat power like the WiFi card.
But ... here is the rub ...
with the network WiFi card, I can access files on my home PC / notebook.
With this BT link to the internet, the computer's files are inaccessible.
Any solution (except to wait for a complete new BT stack, etc etc)?
I'm using a similar setup, but my battery life becomes alarmingly short when I switch the Bluetooth on. I'd guess I'd be lucky to get 3 hours in total. Is this your experience?
battery and BT
no, I don't see the bat go down too fast.
At least, it is much slower-going than a WiFi card ...
I've just downloaded a 100Mb matrix film to the SD card
via BT from my local machine (using activesync explor)
took about 1 hour.
I think it used less than 20% of the power...
What was the distance between your XDA and bluetooth receiver? I've heard it mentioned that if you go further away (more than 10 feet say) then the XDA switches into a higher power mode to get the signal through. Is this true? What's your experience on this?
So it is possible to connect to the internet using an XDA that is connected to a PC via bluetooth?
I have a router that both my laptop and main pc connect to to go on the net but when i make a bluetooth connection to my laptop all i can seem to do is transfer files.
I did change the network it used at one point but that then knocked out the connection to the net via the laptop.
Is there a tutorial on how to set this up as its the main reason i got my BT adaptor!
Cheers
Si
BT->inet
you just need to enable "pass thru" to the internet in ActiveSync.
IF you can access the internet when using ActiveSync with USB,
then when u go thru BT it can be done, too. Just follow some
tutorial on how to access the inet via activesync cradle...
regarding BT power and distance - my test was just 2 meter away....
so I dunno how much more energy the long distance BT might need.
Beleive it or not ive been trying to make this work for 3-4 days now. I cant get activesync to work via BT. Only file transfers work at the moment, really starting to wind me up too!
If files trasnfers work, you must be using the widdcom bluetooth stack. I'm sure most people have downgraded to the microsoft stack, with TOwa's patch. With the microsoft stack, its much easier to set upo. Just make sure com ports is enabled as a service on your pc, and that you have com ports enbaled as a way to activesync on active sync 3.7 .
Surur
Does this Towa patch work on the XDAII then?
Would I be better off with it?
Where do I find it?
How do I install it?
I really appreciate the help people, would be nice to get it all working!
Made progress, active sync is now connecting from the XDA, doesnt seem to be syncronising anything though. And when i try and use explorer it still trys to connect via GPRS rather than bluetooth.
I have selected the maintain connection on Activesync on the XDAII but it seems to connect, authenticate then disconnect without doing a thing.
On the Laptop activesync also says connect when i start it on the XDA then just comes up with not connected???
Still its a step in the right direction.
I have an O2 XDAIIi with 802.11b wi-fi connectivity and a wireless home network. I can connect my XDAIIi to my network access point router very reliably and also my home PC laptop to the router but I do not know how to get my XDAIIi and PC to connect to each other via the router. I would ideally like to use wi-fi rather than bluetooth to connect Activesync for synchronisation. Has anyone managed to do this?
Also, how is it possible to synchronise your XDAIIi (or any other pocket PC) with your home PC remotely, e.g. from a wi-fi hotspot?
I've done this, works great, but an issue is, I understand, that ActiveSync 4 and beyond are going to remove wifi syncing. Eeek.
But, for now, from memory, I think you just set ActiveSync to "get connected" over ethernet I think (the screen where you choose USB, Serial etc). I don't think you do anything special on the PPC, although I might be mistaken. You do have to manually start activesync and choose sync though on PPC.
I'll have to check my settings when I get home.
Re syncing over public wifi: the reason AS 4 removes wifi syncing is because there's no security in it. So public syncing, although techinically feasible AFAIK, might not be safe. But, caveat emptor.
Sorry for being vague, someone infront of a router can probably tell you more, this is just to say it can be done!
V
Thanks for your reply. It's really good news to know it can be done. It would be really helpful to know a bit more about your settings when you get home. In particular, do you need to allow your home PC files to be shared/visible? Also, when I open Activesync on my PPC and click Tools there is only the option to connect via IR, nothing else, even when I have a Bluetooth or WiFi connection active?
RafilK said:
Thanks for your reply. It's really good news to know it can be done. It would be really helpful to know a bit more about your settings when you get home. In particular, do you need to allow your home PC files to be shared/visible? Also, when I open Activesync on my PPC and click Tools there is only the option to connect via IR, nothing else, even when I have a Bluetooth or WiFi connection active?
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I wrote a dutch utility how to connect Active Sync through Wifi.
I hope you understand it.
You need ActiveSync 3.8.
And it's important that you create a partnership between the device and your PC through USB.
http://www.leukbellen.nl/activesync/
Good luck.
Yep, listen to adewidt.. connect up normally through USB and activesync as normal.
Then, stick in your wifi card and ensure you can browse the net through PPC. Sort this out first.
Then, check activesync on pc is able to use "ethernet" on the "get connected" settings page.
Once that's happening, I think you just load up activesync on PPC and choose sync (where it says "sync" about 1/3 of the way down the screen on the left, click that). I think it then tries to sync over the network, ie wifi. Activesync on your PC should detect this and get to work.
You don't need to be sharing any files etc, and is not advisable on publically accessible networks like wifi. Also, ensure your firewall is correctly configured. I don't think you need to set anything in partcular for AS if you can already USB sync, but ensure you're using a firewall always when wifi-ing.
V
Thanks chaps. Yes I did just about manage to understand the dutch instructions and it all works fine. Very happy :-D
Hi all,
I set up my Trinity to also check my hotmail account. Ofcourse, when I do this outside the confines of my home Wifi network, the P3600 automatically connects to hotmail via my UMTS connection.
When I'm on the road I don't mind this, but when I'm at the office, where there is no wifi, I would like to use the connection my PC has to the internet. I was thinking about using BT for this but don't know if this is possible at all...
Anyone with suggestions?
I don't think this is possible via Activesync, but if possible I would like to avoid the use of it anyway...
Thx for any suggestions!
if connected to activesync one is connected to the network of the pc with activesync
unless steps have been made on the pc, pda or office network to block it
i surf with bluetooth connection to activesync all the time
Likewise i use the USB active sync connection to connect to the internet on my Trinity, and Alpine as well. The only restriction, as mentioned, is that if the PC has limited access rights then so does the PDA.
Hey thanks Rudegar & deedee, I didn't know this actually
So simple and obvious, but I never tried it out
Guess I'll have to install Activesync on the [email protected] too then....
hi all,
i've been trying unsuccessfully for days now to try to connect my ipaq 114, running on windows mobile 6 to the internet via my desktop connection. someone suggested the internet pass through connection but apparently active sync does not support that anymore. i have absolutely no idea what to do or if i can even connect to the net via my desktop connection. my pda is also bluetooth enabled. would that be an easier option to do or not?
i've trie googling for answers but most times i end up more confused. can someone please help this newbie out . it would be most appreciated.
if your activesync is not set to block it or your firewall is not
then going into settings->connections->connections->advanced select network
and choosing my network or something like that
should force your device to use the ac connection as network
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i'm not sure but i always close my firewall when i active sync as my firewall always interupts my connection
i don't see this advanced select network. so i just click on connections settings in active sync and enable evrything.didn't work. do i have to like set up new modem connection or something really basic i have not done
it's a tab called advanced which have a button called select networks
on ur desktop puter, goto active sync connection settings and have it set to the connect to the internet...mine didn't work if i had it on automatic setting
GL
ok i have set it to this computer is connected to internet but it still says cannot cannot with current connection settings?
anyone got any ideas how i can connect my pocket5 pc to the internet using my desktop connection?
I am having a similar problem. my Windows Mobile 6 device works fine at home via Visa sync, or via Wifi. At work if I try to use activeSyn on Windows XP the sync part works fine, but I can't see the internet on the mobile device. On the palmtop I have tried the USB to PC advanced network functionality both on and off. I have also tried various suggestions on this thread, but not working.
any suggestions would be welcome
Bruce
Mobile device can't see internet via XP activesync
I am having a similar problem. my Windows Mobile 6 device works fine at home via Visa sync, or via Wifi. At work if I try to use activeSyn on Windows XP the sync part works fine, but I can't see the internet on the mobile device. On the palmtop I have tried the USB to PC advanced network functionality both on and off. I have also tried various suggestions on this thread, but not working.
any suggestions would be welcome
Bruce
Hello,
I searched the forum but found nothing...
is there a way that active sync downloads automatically new exchange stuff ONLY from a wireless connection (I disabled data) ?
no, not possible. Activesync only works with a direct cable connection, serial or TCP-IP, or bluetooth. The software is old and cranky and Microsoft has essentially not updated it in years and is stuck in a 2002 timewarp. They do not have anyone actively working on it, now Windows 7 connection manager may allow wi-fi, but I have not seen that to work either, as it is configured to work on with serial ports, USB or bluetooth serial. I have not seen wi-fi able to emulate a serial connection and that is what is required.
Maybe someday, but not soon, I am afraid.
More thoughts, if you mean getting email from your server, through activesync, yes that is possible, as you only need to open activesync connection settings and check the box to allow wireless connection while the device is connected. If this is what you mean, then yes you can.
Sorry, I think you misunderstood me, let me explain more clearly :
I'm speaking from my touch pro 2 mobile device, not from my PC
What I mean is when you have a working data 3G (or whatever) connection on your WM device, you activate push mail and tell active sync in the schedule options to retrieve emails, calendar, contacts whenever "item arrives".
Now, from what I know and from what I was been able to discover, this only works if, like I said, you have a working data connection.
Since I don't have any data connection, i would like to keep the same behavior but with my WM connected to a Wifi, in order that he retrieves stuff only when connected to a Wifi
ms0529 said:
More thoughts, if you mean getting email from your server, through activesync, yes that is possible, as you only need to open activesync connection settings and check the box to allow wireless connection while the device is connected. If this is what you mean, then yes you can.
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I didn't find that setting (while im connected to a Wifi)
In active sync when I tip "Menu", I get :
Options -> there i can delete the sync profile or edit it
Schedule -> there i can say when to sync stuff
Status -> the status
Configure server -> same menu than "Options", but directly in the edit mode
Connections -> there it says :
When cradled
Synchronize all PCs using this connection:
'BlueToothActiveSync
'USB
Connect via Bluetooth -> bluetooth stuff
so please let me know what you mean with "allow wireless connections"
ho, btw i'm running wm 6.5 (energy rom)
Edit : I forgot to add that what's weird is that if i synchronize manually (also trough wifi) it works..so why isn't there some option to made it work automatically ?
I've seen that happen too - connect via cable with the wifi active and it will start synching, then disconnect the cable and viola - the tilt2 stays connected via wifi. but how to initiate the same connection without the cable, that's the great mystery.
auto connect with wifi?